“The Maine Play Book” is a curated guidebook for families that shares what to do in Maine during every season. Read More
“Because I am really a historian at heart, I read those old recipes and my heart goes thump-a-thump … It’s just plain, good food,” Sandra Oliver said. Read More
Legend has it if you stand near the grave, you will hear low grumbling. Read More
In “I Know a Secret,” the latest in the Rizzoli and Isles series, Gerritsen masterfully weaves a suspenseful tale about two homicides in different places with victims that have no apparent connection. Read More
From magical wands to inspired breads to outdoors-only creations, the new “Fairy House Cooking: Simple Scrumptious Recipes & Fairy Party Fun!” by Liza Gardner Walsh is part imagination, part cookbook and total fun. Read More
"I really believe that if you eat a great plate of food, you’re going to want to know how it’s made." Read More
It’s like closing time in a singles bar. Purple finches are in full courtship atop the oaks in my yard. Read More
“Grit” is a new young adult novel by Mainer and first-time author Gillian French. Read More
Beth Rand never set out to write children’s books. In fact, she wasn’t even an artist when she began work on the project that became her recently released book “ABC Gulls.” Read More
Maguire envisions the retreat as a combination of reading, working and discussions both between groups and individuals. Read More
“The Stars are Fire,” by Anita Shreve, is a fictional tale based on the Maine Fires of 1947. Set in Biddeford Pool, it tells the story of 24-year-old Grace Holland, whose husband disappears while helping to fight the fires. Read More
Everyone’s heard of the Apollo 11 space mission. It’s the one during which Neil Armstrong spoke the words “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” He and Buzz Aldrin, during that mission, became the first two humans to walk on the moon. Read More
The painting “Christina’s World,” by acclaimed artist Andrew Wyeth is the inspiration of a new novel by Bangor native Christina Baker Kline. Read More
"I went to that site, as it was chronicled in the book … and it [was] truly magical. It is this box in the forest.” Read More
“Spring has sort of a musicality to it with all the birds and the bees. I guess that subconsciously guided [my writing],” Liza Gardner Walsh said. Read More
A new children’s biography of E.B. White gives a unique and colorful insight into the life of the writer behind “Charlotte’s Web” and other beloved children’s books. “Some Writer! The Story of E.B. White” by Melissa Sweet tells White’s life story through both illustrations combining letters, photos, manuscripts… Read More
“I interviewed a lot of girls I’ve worked with over the years — I think what surprised me is that I thought I knew them.” Read More
What would you say to a ghost if you happened to meet one? Perhaps, “how long have you lived here?” suggests a ghost hunter in a new children’s book aimed at helping kids explore the unknown. Read More
Happy one-year birthday to the BDN Next section of the Bangor Daily News! Read More
The complexities of adoptions and transitions to a new environment are explored in the new children’s book by Hazel Mitchell. Read More
